Combination vegetable slicer



A. A. THEODOROPULOS COMBINATION -VEGETABLE SLICER Sept. 12, 1933.l

Filed May 20, 1932 INVENTOR //ffgg/l nendo/paw ATTO R N E Y.constiluctioniof -yegetabie -slicels so that thejsiidingmembenmayoperatemorelfigeely. t.

Patented Sept. 12,

` 'be clams;(Giants-46s) u -f A .fThe intention iis ai ei/'ice or`:vegetale les for `the like in which the slide .ismounted ro11- ers inA'guide membersand thebase islprovided Y withfgrooves in which4 thecutting members may 5%.5 `loe storedwheninotinfuse.

, The .inyentionfis ,alea constiuoteci so tiie Vhandle `byf-Wliich Vitmaybe fifielciriiay also be used V\corkisoiievirtherein. i v Y TheQlpojectoi Athe inveiitio nis to improve-.tite

` f ftheicoxistiiuction of, vegetable Slicers so `that ,the

` `mm/ement 'than anmsimlardeviee nowlinusei.

Y Anothei'jobjeet o. the invention is to provide a.-vegetablelfslieriniwhiehtheslidine memberopserate-smith `afrolliiig`insteadof-a slidingsinoveY Y rment.

Y tinsmembersi :avegetaioieslier in which a cutting memberfis reely.heid, inwariopening .in ,the vioasaxand Ato .support the; cuttingImenribei` b eing used.

Vr simple-and 'economi(zal,

`With these ends invlew T Qin Saidhguiciejs, ajpiuiality o'f cuttersoffdiiferent :rangenfient ofthe device..

liter of thedeviee.

vegetablefslier :in Whioh :provision ismadeein' theiase Qlhe .mscerfforstoring the different cut.- c

. -f ,ii-sim further.primaofithemvemion isi-,fo ex- -gtende-tiie scopeofvegetable Slicers vvso that they t lone fof 4the cutters.

` "any other Vmeans .may Y [,-potatoptthe'likef-to the siidingjmembei'15.; Figure `3` is a cross seetionv timfufthe ibase` .and isli'ding.member withla part o f handle omitted.

f {Figlilie6lisa-vietvsiioyiingltne.Handle part broken-away. y Y

Intiie drawing the device isshoiisiny as itiirould .50

'iyiieienfnumei'al 1 indicates. the base, y y rvnumeiraizZ the frame,.and numeial 3 ithe handle. ifora can-fopener, bottle openen,andmayyhave a. 4

"ioerfsfi, atthe'sides povidingfgijooves 5 `Whichex- 55 'tendcontinuously along fthe 'base and in which '.tfieeutting merribere,asindicatedby themumeri als B, 'Zlan'd58,maybe'moui'itedg` `It tviiifbeznoted j that thefgroovesare openjatoneenii oilthe'base Y. l.-

and thefcuttersmy be'piae'edin'thegrooyes at .70

size as the' J-pe'i'iphery of the cutters so that, the 1 ter iin theIopezrimg 9 .and 'therebyhoid fthe' .cutter `in the ope ing in theupper. position, asshown in 80.

size fand may' be arrangeilinfany manner.V 4

Y roilerglZfWiichforms.a'spacerbetwen the'flends AAmie, stilivfurthei'objeetlofn the .invention isjto` preme@ .with 1 5'191-,5 "13,endian-ene;lendggoi the 'frameis 'a erossioar121'whichWiiliiold `theopen 90 t .endiiAsliding memberlfismcuntedfin the'sifots:theirwetinembdies' `a vegetabiesiicer. having Va base, l guides,'pivotaliy 'fori/'VardQoi-,to any".l position fineti'ie frame. .T Thevmember 15 is pifoviied Witiia doifnwardiy extendihg .ange .1.9, Wlhiohjsshaped as ,showin in Figure Figure iis a plan'vieivsiio'iflingthlgeneral ar'- The sliding member v`15 is Lprovidedwth alianile in thesurface thereo'i `extending 'upward from 4the die 21 it will reediy bepossible to move the from one end to theother of the grooves 13. The

slide frame 2 -ispivotallymountedon the pin 11V and the outerfend maybe. raised, as shown in dotted .li'nes, so that a potato may beplacedron the'slidving 'memberrl and if it is vdesired to slice thepotato the frame may be lowered untilthe potato" vengages the teeth 10Vof thefcutter andit will be noted that"as fthe cutterlremoves parts of.the

potato litfwill move downward'untiltit/arrives at the position shown inFigure 2. The entire.de..

vice and the 'parts may be made of chromium or vother rustless metal, ormay be plated, asde?y sired.

vthe rollers operating inthe slots' 13 of the' frame 2. The handled maybe providediwitha cork screw 29 which is pivotallyl mountedtherein on afpin 30 and at *one side5 ofthe yhandle are proj ections 3l which form abottlecap opener that mayv bev used :independent of the handle isin'place.

y y Alt the lower end ofthe handle isV a' stationary mounted disc 33which'mayub'eused as a can opener. The disc is; provided with adownwardly' extending knifeifanda bar 35 vadapted to cooperate therewithand to rengage tlieoute'r surface of the can to smooth theoutersurfaceas the can -isopened. A knob 36'may extend from theA op-r posite `sideof the 'dise 33 to force thev knife j 34 into Vthat itv will hold the'in vrelation to the gear.

and'this maybe used the top of the'can in order tostartjthe can opener,

Ward andforward the gear 32 will yforce the can I The' teeth ef thetheyfwiudrjew theean against `the knife andthe It Will'fbe understoodthat oth'erfchangels may be rnade in the construction 'without departingfrom the spirit of "thefinvention. One Yof which` '.changesmay be intheuse of a base of a different type or design, another maybeinthe use ofother means for e holding the cutting members in the base', another maybein" the shape or design of 'the frame 2 jor in theuse of-other meansfor pivotally mounting" it upon the.base, another may be* the use ofother means forj holding, the slide f `15 in the frame, another may beinthev use of other means for holding vegetables or the, like` intheslidel, and still anothermay'be in'the'use 76 of a handle ofadiierent type or designf.

' vffroni the foregoing description; In use' the device Vmay beprovidedasshowny andjit willI be noted i that oneoi the` cutters'may'bplfced inthe open? ing 9 and a potato, or other vegetable, or thelike, may beplaced* the member V15 and with `the The handle'B may be roundor of anyshape. however in the design shown itis made with two? the Slicer orWhile With the 'handle .removed fromthebase, as shown in Figure'j, andheld inv position'over acarhfa slight tap on the rknob '36 @will forcethe 4lrnife -34fintothe 5 of the Canand then'by workingthe'handle back'-Y andimean's in the-baseforstoring cutters saidl The .construction .will'be readily understood frame 2 slightly raised the member `15 may bemoved' backward and forward across the-cutter in the opening 9 so thatthepotato 4will be sliced or diced or cut intovany desired shapes. Itwill be understood that the cutters 6, '7 and 8 are readilyinterchangeable as eithervcutter may be placed' in the openings when itis' desired to use the machine and either cutter may be placed in thegrooves 5 of/ the'b'ase when it isnotin'use.` It will also be understoodthat cutters-of any other type .or .design may be used. It will be notedthat with this particular arrangement it is possible for the 'slide l5to move all the Way from oneV end of the base to ther other so that theentire machine may be used.: It will also be noted that the cutters arefreely mounted. in the opening 9 and are held in the position shownlnFigure 2 by other cutters placedin' the groove `5 in the base as thecutter `-"being. fused, rests upon the cutters that are not being used.This provides a positive means forholding they cutters* and eliminatesthe vnecessity oihavingV special grooves or other `means yin theopening.' It will also be noted that the slide Vv15-"is"mounted. in thes1otsj13 by rollers Vso that Y there is a rolling contact instead of asliding con#- `100 tact as is normallyused -in devices of .this nature.It will also: be noted that the knob 22r is scored orprovidedwithgrooves so that it` may b e rmly held.V The entire`construction-ofthe device is v rigid andprovidesa solid durablemachinefon-"m5 slicing vegetables whichinay readily-.b` operatedand which vwilllastindenitely and lwhileit vis appreciated that there are`otherasimilar devices onthe marketgthe other devices are inade-of YWire 'andtinfso that they'only'lasta.short time-'i110 Whereas thisydevice is I made ofcomparatively -"h`e'av'y castings and will lastindefinitely.v Having thus fully described theinventionwhat IV claimasnew 'and desireto secure by 'Lette'rs, Patent,is; Y '5115 .Inavegetable Aslicer of the 'characterde scribed, abas'e having Van openinginthe face thereof for cutters or "the like-fand;"al storage -chamber`for cutters in the undersidef'thereof, a. frame having-ents in thesides thereof pivota11y'120 mounted'upon said base, a slide having"rollers at the sides-thereofmountedfinthe slots of said rarne, saidrollers being in axial'alignment providing aetwoV pointsuspensioniand' aplurality. oi 'cutters of different-designs'adapted to-V be in-i.l '125serted in the opening of said 'base and--also"to be v stored `in the:underside of said 'bas said cutters storedin the base adaptedto supportthecutter -being'used;` 7 v 2. In a combination vegetable Slicer, a com;130 paratively flat base with `an opening'for cutters injthe surfacethereof and slots in the underside thereojff'into which cutters may bestored, 'cutters adapted Ato be, inserted in said opening andadapted" tosupport the cutteriny lsaid opening,

l a slide adapted tov hold vegetables or vthe like'above I said cutters,and; means mounting said slide upon said'base:-V1;,ernfiittinglongitudinalVv movement1 1 .3. A -fc'ombinationvegetableslicer having a base,

a slide slidably mounted above said base, means "forlholding vegetablesor the 'like'in 'said slide, y

base having an opening therein adapted to ree 145 ceive oneof'saidcutters and said storing means dapted to positionY the storedcutters to hold the' :cutter in the'opening.4 7'

, In a vegetable sliceras .described in claim 3,3150 a removable'handle'extending dovslnwla'rd from also held Yin said slots, v the Vcutters insaid vslots 135 I thereof on the upper side of saids'lide providingl,gripping means* one end adapted to hold'the Slicer in an inclinedposition.

5. In a vegetable slier as described in claim A3, a. knob havingVertical grooves in the surface 6. A vegetable slicer als described inclairnkzv a downwardly extending circular flange on said in which thevegetablenholdng means coinprises slide with oisetportions in the sidesthereof cori responding with the longitudinal axis ofV said o `so v onsl i

